Spring 2027

Long Form Video

JOURN 456: Long Form Video trains professional journalism and strategic communication via documentaries on local/regional topics plus video analysis, composition, and production.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Adam Schrager3.8/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.42 GPA, 57.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Determine what is newsworthy and pitch stories that reflect news value.

  • Portray stories accurately through video.

  • Write clearly for the screen.

  • Produce work across media platforms.

  • Extend empathy toward their subjects and audience.

  • Devise video narratives within sets of more sophisticated parameters.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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JOURN 335, 345, or graduate/professional standing

JOURN 456

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.42 GPA, 57.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ADAM SCHRAGER is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.42 GPA, 57.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Documentary coverage of contemporary local or regional interests.
  • Video analysis, composition, and production techniques.
  • Sophisticated video narrative construction.

Skills

  • Professional-level journalism and strategic communication in long-form video, including accurate story portrayal.
  • Video analysis, composition, production, and cross-platform media output.
  • News judgment, story pitching, and clear on-screen writing.

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JOURN 456 · Spring 2027

Long Form Video

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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